A bicycle gear hub includes an axle, planetary gear modules, one-way clutches and a shift mechanism. The planetary gear modules are connected in series at the axle. The shift mechanism includes a shift actuator and control pawls movably disposed at different positions of the axle. The shift actuator includes recess portions to control opening and closing of a control protrusion of one control pawl, and further to control a sun gear of the corresponding planetary gear module to the axle. When a high gear is shifted to a low gear, a rotational direction of the shift actuator is identical to a rotational direction for closing the control pawl.

A transmission mechanism includes an input reduction stage having an input member and an output member rotating about axes that are parallel to a reference axis of the mechanism, an output differential, two output half-shafts which are driven by the differential, at least a first plantetary geartrain kinematically connecting the input reduction stage to the output differential. A switchover mechanism switches the first plantetary geartrain between at least a first speed ratio and a second speed ratio. The first plantetary geartrain and the output member of the input reduction stage are coaxial with the reference axis and with one reference half-shaft of the output half-shafts and surround the reference half-shaft, the first plantetary geartrain being positioned, along the reference axis, between the output member of the input reduction stage and the output differential.

A transmission mechanism includes an input reduction stage having an input member and an output member rotating about axes that are parallel to a reference axis of the mechanism, an output differential, two output half-shafts which are driven by the differential, at least a first plantetary geartrain kinematically connecting the input reduction stage to the output differential. A switchover mechanism switches the first plantetary geartrain between at least a first speed ratio and a second speed ratio. The first plantetary geartrain and the output member of the input reduction stage are coaxial with the reference axis and with one reference half-shaft of the output half-shafts and surround the reference half-shaft, the first plantetary geartrain being positioned, along the reference axis, between the output member of the input reduction stage and the output differential.

The invention relates to a multi-speed planetary transmission (10). The multi-speed planetary transmission (10) comprises a driveshaft (12), which comprises a sun gear (18) and a ring gear (19), and an output shaft (14), which comprises a planet carrier with at least one planet gear (30). The drive shaft (12) and the output shaft (14) can be connected together or separated from each other by means of a clutch (20). The multi-speed planetary transmission (10) has a freewheel (26), via which a shift is carried out between a first transmission ratio i_1 and a second transmission ratio i_2 under a load using the clutch (20).

The invention relates to a multi-speed planetary transmission (10). The multi-speed planetary transmission (10) comprises a driveshaft (12), which comprises a sun gear (18) and a ring gear (19), and an output shaft (14), which comprises a planet carrier with at least one planet gear (30). The drive shaft (12) and the output shaft (14) can be connected together or separated from each other by means of a clutch (20). The multi-speed planetary transmission (10) has a freewheel (26), via which a shift is carried out between a first transmission ratio i_1 and a second transmission ratio i_2 under a load using the clutch (20).

An accessory drive, including a planetary gear set with a plurality of components arranged to be concentrically disposed around a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. The plurality of components includes: a sun gear; a planet carrier; a ring gear; and a planet gear meshed with the sun gear and the ring gear. A first component of the planetary gear set: is arranged to non-rotatably connect to a rotor of an electric motor/generator; and is arranged to connect to a power transfer component for least one accessory. A second component of the planetary gear set is arranged to non-rotatably connect to the crankshaft. For a starting mode of the accessory drive, the electric motor/generator is arranged to: rotate the first component of the planetary gear set; and rotate the second component of the planetary gear set with respect to the first component of the planetary gear set.

An accessory drive, including a planetary gear set with a plurality of components arranged to be concentrically disposed around a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. The plurality of components includes: a sun gear; a planet carrier; a ring gear; and a planet gear meshed with the sun gear and the ring gear. A first component of the planetary gear set: is arranged to non-rotatably connect to a rotor of an electric motor/generator; and is arranged to connect to a power transfer component for least one accessory. A second component of the planetary gear set is arranged to non-rotatably connect to the crankshaft. For a starting mode of the accessory drive, the electric motor/generator is arranged to: rotate the first component of the planetary gear set; and rotate the second component of the planetary gear set with respect to the first component of the planetary gear set.

A transmission apparatus may include a planetary gear set including three rotation elements, a dog clutch provided to selectively fix one rotation element of the planetary gear set, input and output shafts connected to two remaining rotation elements, a friction clutch provided to vary frictional force between two arbitrary rotation elements, a linear actuator provided to form linear displacement, a push member provided to receive the linear displacement and to apply pressure to the friction clutch to increase frictional force thereof, a return spring elastically supporting the push member in a direction of releasing the frictional force of the friction clutch, a one-way interlocking structure provided between a sleeve and the push member, and a release spring provided to elastically support the sleeve with respect to the push member in a direction of releasing the dog clutch.

A transmission apparatus may include a planetary gear set including three rotation elements, a dog clutch provided to selectively fix one rotation element of the planetary gear set, input and output shafts connected to two remaining rotation elements, a friction clutch provided to vary frictional force between two arbitrary rotation elements, a linear actuator provided to form linear displacement, a push member provided to receive the linear displacement and to apply pressure to the friction clutch to increase frictional force thereof, a return spring elastically supporting the push member in a direction of releasing the frictional force of the friction clutch, a one-way interlocking structure provided between a sleeve and the push member, and a release spring provided to elastically support the sleeve with respect to the push member in a direction of releasing the dog clutch.

A variable speed transmission is disclosed, with a transmission apparatus which includes a planetary gear set having a ring gear and a sun gear. The variable speed transmission further includes a primary engine for powering the sun gear, a braking device engaging the ring gear, and a controller configured to alter the rotational speed of the ring gear by adjusting the braking device.